Walnut Hill Shopping Center was constructed in 1967. The old photograph was taken in 1972 by Ron Lichterman during the grand opening of his new store, Junior Miss, which replaced a sporting goods store at this location. Junior Miss sold clothing for young women and eventually closed in 1977. The Dairy Queen was another popular spot in this shopping center back then. When I was kid, in the 1980s, there was a wall paper store where Junior Miss was. Today, the MVA Express is a popular destination.
| Name | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Derek | 9/15/11 | I remember there being a Stride Rite shoe store up there near the Junior Miss and Dairy Queen, too. It was always a fake-out. Thought my mom was taking us for ice-cream but nope!...shoe shopping. |
| Janet | 7/26/12 | There was a Drug Fair store which was located behind the building seen here. |
| Jackie | 2/25/13 | Was the grocery store there named Grand Union? And does anyone remember the name of the club/music venue that was on the lowest level?? |
| Shawn Lantz | 3/17/13 | There was a jewelry store in the building behind the truck on the left...I got my ears pierced there when I was 5. Those little buildings are gone now and it's an open area. |
| Susan | 3/28/13 | maries clothes closet was in the middle |
| Susan | 3/28/13 | no but I remember seeing Jesus Christ Superstar there |
| Sharon (Hanson) Swierczynski | 4/16/13 | Yes the grocery store was the Grand Union. Anyone remember Pizza Oven at the other end. The restaurant down below was the Side Door |
| Bernadette Shea | 7/21/13 | I remember the Grand Union and the Drug Fair store. Wasn't the pizza Oven beyond the Drug Fair? Now Bottom Dollar is were Grand Union was and a Chinese restaurant where Drug Fair was. |
| Kelly | 8/29/13 | These pictures are amazing! My first job was at Dairy Queen and my mom worked at Grand Union for years!! |
| Sharon Roberts Lowrey | 10/20/13 | I remember the Pizza Oven !! It had the BEST pizza ever. I can still remember the way it tasted. Very greasy and very real pizza. Ha!! |
| William | 10/31/13 | YES!!! I remember that Wallpaper store in the '80s!! As a kid I enjoyed playing in that kid's area in the store. |
| dave | 1/26/14 | I remember the restaurant on the lowest level was called "The Diadem" at one point. I think there was a car garage there and a 7-eleven. I do remember Pizza Oven too. It was towards the rear of the mall, near the entrance to the service road behind it. I think there was a wine shop as well by the Pizza Oven at one point. I also remember a hairdresser with run by a man from England near the center of the mall I think. It may have been behind the Marie's clothes closet building. |
| Eddie | 9/14/14 | The club down on the lower level was called The Chesapeake or the Chesapeake Seafood House or something like that. Lots of fun for a few years. Probably early to mid '80s. |
| Jack Kephart | 11/1/14 | Pizza Oven! Still wish I could find a pizza as good as these guys made! |
| Robin Talbott Swope | 8/30/15 | I worked at Dairy Queen in high school 1969-1970. Also went to the Diadem. We had our Senior class party there. |
| Tanya | 9/25/15 | My parents owned Junior Miss and my grandparents owned Marie's. As a child I spent a lot of time running up and down the steps on the side of the building so I could visit my family! Anyone remember the fountains? I also remember enjoying the Christmas decorations every year! |
| Becky Word Lau | 9/29/15 | I remember the Pizza Oven. You could eat there or take the pizza home on the baking sheets they provided and bake them at home. Then you just took the baking sheet back the next time. I also remember the jewelry store. I had my ears pierced there too. Loved going to the places in the Walnut Hill Shopping center in the 70s and 80s. |
| Timothy Bell | 2/3/17 | I owned a reel to reel recorder in the 80's and would buy recording tape for it from the Magnavox store in Walnut Hill. |
| David Fishman | 7/28/19 | Grew up across 355 in Rosemont in the 1960s and 70s. Walnut Hill was our hang out spot, especially Dairy Queen with its chili dogs and sprinkle covered soft cones.Drug Fair also had a food counter at the back of the store. |
| Laura Rathbun | 8/21/19 | In 1971 I had a crush on Don Miliron who worked at Dairy Queen, so I spent a lot of time there!! |
| Stan Watson | 4/26/20 | I remember the Drug Fair, but didn't it become a People's Drug at some point? I can remember hanging out there many times in the 1970s. |
| Sharon S | 7/26/20 | Wasn’t there a men’s clothing store in the middle? Was it Bernard’s? Or something similar. There was a guy named Mike that worked there that was the husband of a friend of mine. I used to always shop at Grand Union! There was the sweetest cashier there named Bonnie that all the guys were crazy about! |
| Diane Lynch | 10/29/20 | Lived behind center 1969 to 1987 Loved shopping there Alicia's, barber shop ham store only places we shop |